The U.S. men’s 4x100m freestyle relay team celebrates after winning gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Nanterre, France on Saturday.
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PARIS — The United States won its first gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, winning the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay final.
In this game, the American team faced the strong Australian team, who won the silver medal, and
The Italian team eventually won the bronze medal.
Led by veteran Caeleb Dressel, the U.S. edged Australia by more than a second.
This is Dressel’s eighth gold medal.
Members of Team USA include Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano and Hunter Armstrong.
There had been speculation that the American team could break the 2008 world record set by Michael Phelps, Garrett Webb-Gale, Callum Jones and Jason Lezak. .
U.S. women’s swimmer wins silver in relay finals
The U.S. win is part of a long-standing rivalry between the United States and Australia that came to a head on Saturday.
Australia won the gold medal in the women’s 4×100m relay and the United States won the silver medal.
In that race, the American women set a new American record.
“Our goal was to break the American record and get as close as possible to the Australians, so we’re very pleased with this performance,” American swimmer Simon Manuel said.
Earlier in the 400-meter freestyle competition held at the La Défense Arena in Paris, Australia’s Ariarne Titmus won the gold medal with her outstanding performance.
Katie Ledecky of the United States won bronze and Summer McIntosh of Canada won silver.
